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Patented June 24, 1930 BUNPAGHI IIZUKA, OF SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA,

MATCH SCRATCHER Application filed January 7, 1928. Serial No. 245,155.

The invention relates to a match lighter, container for cigars or cigarettes, and ash tray.

The object of the present invention is to provide asimple, practical and efiicient combination match lighter, receptacle for ciars or cigarettes, and ash tray, of strong, durable and comparatively inexpensive con struction, adapted to contain cigars or cigarettes and matches, and capable of lighting a match and of simultaneously dumping the ash tray into a removable receptacle.

Another object of the invention is to provide a combination device of this character adapted to support cigars or ci arettes in a position over the ash tray and equipped with means adapted to enable a cigar or cigarette to be readily extinguished and capable of conveying the ashes from a lighted cigar or cigarette to the ash receptacle.

With these and other objects'in view, the invention consists. in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings,.and setforth in the claims hereto appended, it being understood that changes in form, size, and minor details of construction, within the scope of the claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a com bination match lighter, container and ash tray constructed in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectionalview of the same taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Fi 1.

Fig. 3 is a similar view taken substantially on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2, illustrating the construction of the extinguishing device.

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the match striking mechanism, the standard being partly broken away to illustrate the coninvention, the combination device comprises an oblong casing 1 designed to be constructed of sheet metal or other suitable material and composed of a horizontal bottom and vertical side and end walls. The casing is provided at the front with an opening through which is passed a removable receptacle 2 havin a suitable handle or knob 3 and oonstitutlng a removable drawer for enabling ashes and burnt matches to be readily removedfrom the device. The removable drawer or receptacle occupies the front portion of the oblong casing, which is provided above the removable drawer with plates 4 hinged at their outer edges at 5 to top flanges 6 of the casing and extending downwardly and inwardly at a slight inclination and having meeting inner edges. The inclined plates form sections of an ash tray and are adapted to receive burnt matches and ashes, and the hinges 5permit the ash tray sections to swing downwardly for dumping the contents of the ash tray to deposit such contents in the removable drawer, which is located beneath the ash tray Sections. The top flanges 6, which are located at opposite sides of the front portion of the casing, are narrow, horizontal, and extend longitudinally of the front portion of the casing.- These flanges are equipped with transversely disposed supports 8 consisting of curved pieces of sheet metal or other suitable material and adapted to receive cigars or cigarettes for supporting the lighted ends thereof over the ash tray so that any ashes falling from the cigars-or cigarettes will be received upon the sections of the ash tray.

to an open position for discharging The hinged ash tray sections are normally supported in inclined position by means of a transversely disposed horizontally arranged supporting member 9 consisting of a narrow strip of metal or other suitable material secured-to and carried by a horizontally disposed arm 10 of a ver tically movable slide or plunger 11 of a match striking mechanism. The supporting member 9 extends across the inner edges of the ash tray sections and is arranged at the inner ends of thesame and when the vertically movable slide or plunger 11 is depressed, the supporting member 9 will be lowered and will permit the ash tray sections to swing downwardly by gravity their contents into the removable drawer.' When the slide or plunger is moved upwardly by the means hereinafter described, the ash tray sections are returned to their closed position, in which they are normally supported by thesaid member 9.

The match lighting mechanism comprises the said vertically movable slide or plunger 11 and a match striking lever 12 having an angularly related arm 13 and pivoted adjacent to its angle in a vertical standard 14 by a suitable pin or rivet 15. The standard 14 is composed of spaced sides connected at the top and provided at the bottom with oppositely extending portions 16 forming a base and riveted or otherwise secured to the bottom of the casing. The standard may be conveniently constructed of a single piece of metal bent at the center to form the said sides and at the terminals to form the base portions 16. The base portions are preferably disposed transversely of the casing, and the standard is arranged centrally thereof in rear of the removable drawer. The vertically movable slide extends through a slot 17 in the top of the standard, and .it is vguided intermet permit the head of a in it in position to be diate of the ends of the standard by spaced vertical lugs 18 cut from one of the sides of the standard and bent inwardly towards the other side of the standard. The vertically movable slide is provided at its upper end with a hollow horizontally disposed head 19 closed at the front end and open at the rear end and cut away at the bottom at 20 to permit a projecting serrated portion 21 of a head 22 of the match strikin lever to enter the hollow head of the sli e and frictionally engage and i nite a friction or parlor match of the type a apt- -ed to strike on any suitable surface. The

hollow head of the slide is provided at the center of the top with a hole 23 to match to be inserted engaged by the head of the strikinglever. The head 22 of the striking lever has a reawardly projecting portion, and is adapted to afford sufiicient same.

weight to the outer end of the striking tically movable slide and is connected with the same by a link 23 extending upwardly from the arm to the slide and pivoted at its upperend to the said slide by a pin or rivet 24, and at its lower end to the arm 13 by a pin or rivet 35. The head 26 of a match 27 is placed in the hole of the hollow head of the vertically movable slide and the latter is moved downward quickly to cause the striking lever to swing upward with a snap and frictionally engage the head of the match and ignite the same. The parts of the match striking mechanism are returned to their initial or normal position by a spring 28'having a coiled portioi disposed on the pivot 15 and having arms bearing against the pivot 25 and the bottom of the casing. The spring is compressed by the downward movement of the slide and will operate to raise the slide when the latter is released by the operator.

The casing is provided at one corner of its rear portion with a match receptacle 29 formed by longitudinal and transverse partitions and spaced from the ash tray to provide an intervenin space. for a cigar and cigarette extinguis er comprising a top plate 30 having a central opening 31 surrounded by an inwardl beveled ridge or flange 32 and arran e over an inclined chute 33 extending .ownwardly and forwardly from the rear edge of the top plate 30 over the rear end of the drawer and adapted to discharge ashes and fire into the The inclined chute is provided at its inner side with a trian ular flange or wall 33, and the adjacent side of'the casing constitutes the opposite wall of the chute, so that ashes and fire will be confined in the chute until discharged from the lower end thereof into the drawer. To extinguish a lighted cigar or cigarette, placed in the tapering recess formed by the annular beveled flange 32 surrounding the openin 31 in the plate 30, and pressure and shght rotary movement is applied to the cigar or cigarette to extinguish the same. The match receptacle and cigar and ciga-. rette extinguisher, which may be varied in size, are preferably located at one side or the lighted end is of an oblong plate having its terminal portions bent downw dly to form supporting end flanges 41 located at the front and rear ends of the false bottom, and the flangeat the front end of the false bottom is cut awa at 42 toclear the adjacent portion 16 oft e base of the standard. The opening .40 is adapted to receive a finger to enable the false bottom to be readily removed, and the front and rear flanges 41 are cut away at their outer ends to facilitate the insertion and removal of the false bottom. The vertical longitudinal partition 34, which is lo-' cated at the inner side of the cigar and cigarette compartment, fits against the standard 14 at its front portion, and at its rear portion against the vertical flange 43 projecting from the inner face of the rear end wall of the casing.

In the operation of the device, the lid or cover of the cigar or cigarette compartment is opened toobtain a cigar or cigarette, and a match is then obtained from the match compartment. The head of the match is then placed in the hole in the head of the slide or plunger, and the latter is moved downward quickly to operate the match striking mechanism. This ignites the match and simultaneously lowers the supporting member 9 and dumps the ash tray, discharging the contents thereof into the removable drawer. As soon as the vertically movable slide is relieved of pressure, it returns to its normal position. The curved supports or rests 8, which are located at opposite sides of-the ash tray, are conveniently located for holding a cigar or cigarette at intervals be tween smoking. The drawer may be readily removed from the casing for emptying its contents. The longitudinal and transverse partitions 34 and 35 and the false bottom may be readily removed to obtain access to the mechanism should it become necessary to repair the same. In practice, it is preferable to provide the lower face of the bottom of the casing with a covering of fabric or other suitable material to prevent scratching or otherwise marring the surface upon which the device is placed.

In Figs. 7 to 9, inclusive, is illustrated another form of the invention. The present form of the invention, which is simpler than that heretofore described, comprises a substantially oblong base 44 having a substantially circular front portion 45 provided as with a marginal flange 45 and adapted to member,

-rear edges to the rear end wall.

receive a removable ash tray 47. of glass or other suitable material. The ash tray fits I scribed, with the exception that the vertically movable slide 49 is not provided at its lower end with an arm and a supporting The vertically movable'slide 50, the striking lever 51 and the connecting link 52, are of the same construction as the corresponding parts heretofore described, and a spring 53 similar to that heretofore described is provided for returning the parts of the match striking mechanism to their initial positions. The match striking mechanism is located centrally of the base, which is provided at opposite sides of its rear portions with receptacles or compartments 54 for matches and cigars or cigarettes. The receptacles are substantially oblong and are spaced apart to provide an intervening space for the striking lever of the match lightin mechanism. Thereceptacles have curved front walls and a common rear Wall, being preferably'formed of a single continuous piece of sheet metal bent .at spaced points to form the rear wall and extended forwardly to form the outer side walls and curved transversely and then extended rearwardly to provide the curved front walls and the inner side walls, which are secured at their The match lighting mechanism operates the same as that heretofore described, and additional description thereof is not deemed necessary. No claim is made in the present application to the ash tray structure, as this forms the subject matter of a divisional application filed by me on December 6, 1929, Serial No. 412,154..

What is claimed is:

1. A device of the class described, provided with match lighting mechanism including a vertically movable slide provided with a match receiving head, a striking. lever movable upwardly and downwardly and arranged to engage the head of a match for lighting the same, and means for operatively connecting the slide and the striking lever.

2. A device of the class described provided match lighting'mechanism including a vertically movable slide having a hollow match receiving head provided with a hole for the head of a match, a striking lever arranged to swing upwardly and;- downwardly and provided with a head movable into and out of the head of the slide past the hole thereof and engaging the head of the match, and means for operatively connecting the slide and the striki lever.

3. A device of the class describ provided with match lighting mechanism ining the ,jecting lugs,

cluding a vertical standard, a slide guided in the standard and provided at its upper end with a match receiving head, a striking lever pivoted to the standard and provided at one end with a head cooperating with. the head of the slide for frictionally engaging and lighting a match, said lever being provided at its pivoted portion with an arm, a link connecting the arm of the lever with the slide, and a spring for returning the slide and the lever to their initial positions. I

4. A device of the class described, provided with match lighting mechanism comprising a vertical standard having spaced sides connected at their upper ends and provided thereat with a slot, one of the sides being provided with spaced inwardly proa vertically movable slide guided in the slot and by the said lugs and provided at its upper end with a match receiving head, a striking lever pivoted between the sides of the standard and provided with a head cooperating with the head of the slide for frictionally engaging and lighting a match, and means for operatively connectslide with the striking lever.

5. A device of the class described, provided with match lighting mechanism com-' so P rising a vertically movable slide provided with a hollow match receiving head closed at one end and open at the other and provided in its top with a hole for the head of I a match, means for guiding the slide in its vertical movement, a striking lever pivoted at-one end and provided thereat with an arm and having a head at its other end arranged to extend into the open end of the head of the slide for frictionally engaging the head of the match to light the same, and means for operatively connecting the arm of the striking lever with the slide for swinging the striking lever when the slide is moved upwardly and downwardly.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

BUNPACHI IIZUKA. 

